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Remonter à

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To date back to

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Flatter les bas instincts de

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To pander to the expectations of the voters

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Le plombier polonais

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The Polish plummer

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Les Roms

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By Roma

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Des unes vendeuses

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A catchy headline

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Le scandale des notes de frais

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The expense-fiddling scandal

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Un nivellement par le bas de l’éducation

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A dumbing down of education

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Détourner de l’argent

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To embezzle money

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Être idéaliste

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A pink-tinted view

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Lancer un ballon d’essai

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To fly a kite

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Renforcer les extrêmes

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To fuel extremism

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Un fiasco, un ratage

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A bungle

A bungling state

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Sournois

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Sly

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Un point de controverse

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A mood point

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Des étrangers en situation irrégulière

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Undocumented aliens

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Comme telle

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As such

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Une couverture

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A blanket